Friday, January 30, 2009
Students win big at "Price is Right"
For a generation of people \\ ho stayed home sick
and svatched The Pficeiti R ighi with toast and 7-(p.
Behrend students recently had the opportunity io
Ike out a Lteam. The Lion Entertainment Board
(LLB) held one of the hig l 2,est e\ents of the semes
ter last s‘eekend. the Price k
Upon entering McGavo, Commons a lex\ min
utes hel re the sho\‘. stiakmts sang four p(xliunis set
up Onstage. To the right of the stage at the base of
the stairs ‘‘as an area hicklen hs curtains. Center
stage was a long table. "hiell would later support a
number of ordinal . ) groceries and household sup
plies.
The event was hosted ('het Youbetcha. ‘‘.ho
kept the event rolling \Ann enthusiasm and grace.
Assisting Youbetcha onstage were three -Behrend
Survey gives
students a
voice in
campus
spending
By Adam Spinelli
contributing writer
ll' q'" h.tl dti
'The Student Government Association and some
Behrend faculty. including Chancellor Jack Burke.
emailed stucUlts directly , last week with a link to a
sun ey
"Each semester, all registered Behrend students
invest $lOO in the new Facility Fee, which was
put in place to help improve non-academic space
and life at Penn State Behrend," said Erin Kennedy.
the president of the Student Government
Association, in an email sent to all Behrend stu
dents.
She said that they wished to see how stud2nts
want the new Student Facilities Fee to be spent.
Cody Brown, a sophomore majoring in political
science, completed the survey and believes that
everyone else on campus should do the same.
"I know this is important and something that is
needed," Brown says. "I believe that it is necessary
for students to Lk) this because then they can have
a say in what is (k)ne on campus. You always hear
of students complaining because they ibn't like
this or that. so now is their chance to give their
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(71(1 Youbetcha hosted - The Price Is Right - in AlcGovey Common.s . on Frickx, January 23n1.
See SURVEY on page 3
A Penn State Behrend Student Publication
By Rachel Reeves
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[kali( ..• tv I) Of whorl \ ere women. Matt
Kierkowski rocked a harely-there sailor girl outfit
and stole the show. When asked how it felt to he a
- Beauty, - he responded, - I - lase you ever seen
..1/movi Famoit.s? You know the scene where he's
on the garage roof, and he says he's going to fly?
Eseßone is yelling 'Yeah, do it!' and there's one
person yelling 'No, don't do it!' And then he yells
'l'm a golden god!' That's how it felt," Kierkowski
said.
The event consisted of some familiar games. To
begin. !Our contestants had to guess the price of a
Women's basketball plays to a thrilling
By . Christine Newby
spoits erfitoi
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The Lads Lions basketball team (9-8. 7-4) added
another \.‘ in to their record on Saturday. Jan. 24 as
they heat Frostburg State. 62-61. for their fOlirth
CollSeellt \ e home game ictory
The Behrend Lion's first matchup against the
Frostburg State Bobcats this season ended in a 72-
81 score in visor of the Bobcats.
The 131 ue and White dipped the result around in
a thrilling one-point victory to even the series
against them tOr the season, I-I.
"For the most part, we played well against
Frostburg. - said junior Christine Krankota. "This
was a big conference game for us, as earlier in the
season we came up just short against the Bobcats
in Maryland. We wanted to not only avenge that
loss but close the gap between Frostburg and our
sekes in the AMCC standings. -
According to Krankota, Frostburg was a game
and a half ahead of the Lions before Saturday's
The Bobcats were the first to put points on the
board. However, Behrend sophomore Amy Oldach
answered hack with five quick points as she hit a
three pointer and scored on a layup to make the
score 5-2.
With 10:38 to go in the first half, the Lions saw
their lead disappear as Frostburg scored, making
the scoreboard read 10-12.
Beneti tt i nly. from a timeout cal led by Beh rend's
head coach Roz Fomiu - i,.t he Lions clawed
See LADY LIONS on page 7
Friday
High: 26°F
Low: 14°F
Cloudy with a chance of
snow. Windy.
Forecast courtesy of student mete
regular item, like a box of Bisquik or a jar of Vlasic
pickles. Whoever guessed the closest price would he
the Winner of that game and would go on to pia\
another game for a prize. The prizes includal the
first season of The (Mice and a collection of Will
Ferrell movies and ranged to a 19 - Philips TV. a
digital camera, and a Nintendo Wii.
One of the games was "tic-tac-toe. - On the stage
was a giant tic-tae-toe board. with the three center
boxes blacked out. The contestant had to guess the
price of a few standard items, and tier each coned
guess they were allotted one X. The contestant for
this game guessed correctly, won the game
one-point victory
Saturday
High: 28°F
Low: 23°F
Mostly cloudy, breezy,
and a chance of snow .
n•oloeist Matt Alto
('ON NOR SITTEIN The Behrend Beacon
See PRICE. oa page 2
Amy Olthich hebal lead the Lady Lions 10 hlwir nam n r victor\
Sunday
High: 38°F
Low: 24°F
Partly cloudy and
breezy.
Forecast continued on page 2
Vol. LIV No. XVII
Students
honor Dr.
Martin Luther
King Jr. at
poetry reading
By Connor Sattelv
malu4;ing edi tot
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The cro\\ d nodded its approval as Amy Hudson's
voice rOSC in emphasis. reading a well-knomi
poem. "Why Did God Create Me Black.-
Hudson ‘kas one of a tight. responsive crowd
that attemisd a poem, reading in honor of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23. Like man) oth
ers. she read p(merlul and uplifting poet r),.
"All the colors of a heaxenl \ rainbow can he
found throughout e‘ery nation and ‘‘ hen all those
colors were blended vou became in‘ lereatest cre-
ation, - she read
The crowd responded enthusiastically fOr each
and every performer. Often, they would clap or
dance along with singers, or cheer supportively
when a friend looked nervous onstaix. While most
performers attend.xl Behrend, some were from the
school's faculty and staff, or simply friends of
attendees.
The event was organited by the Association of
Black Collegians (ABC). Paris Norwood, the
President of ABC, said that the cultural importance
of events like this could not he understated. "It pro
vides a new, fresh opportunityfor some students to
understand people from different nationalities, - she
said. "That's something you don't often get to clo
at Behrend."
ABC, clescribed by Norwood as the oldest mul
ticultural organization at Penn State Behrend,
hosts a "Black Expressions - night of poetry read
ings every year. "This semester. we decided to
make it an open mic, to encourage most people to
come. I was really hapm, with the amount of diver-
The majority of participants read poetry.
Sce POETRY on page 2
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